Dedham Square participated in the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies, established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
A photographic exhibit illuminating many different aspects and applications of light and light-based technologies on display in businesses throughout Dedham Square and the main library through the end of October. On October 28, Ralf K. Heilmann, Ph.D., associate director of the Space Nanotechnology Laboratory and principal research scientist at MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research gave a free presentation on the subject at the Dedham Middle School.